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Umpires have been front and centre in the past few weeks.
But despite an array of contact related incidents and issues with rule interpretations, veteran whistle blower Brett Rosebury believes relationships be...

When Michael stepped onto Spotless Stadium last Saturday he did so with little fan fare and even less recognition of the milestone that has taken him 9 years and 45 days to achieve, 200 AFL games. Michael beco...

Congratulations to Jacob Mollison on achieving his 200 game milestone but he had to travel further than any other umpire in the history of the game to achieve it, Shanghai! Jacob came onto the list in 2008 fro...

Former VFL umpire and VFLUA Life Member, Harold Hodgson passed away peacefully on Tuesday May 15, aged 86.
Harold grew up in Carlton and played football for Ivanhoe in the VAFA. He also played cricket.
H...

Congratulations to Adam Wojcik on umpiring his 200thgame at the Carlton v Essendon match on Saturday 12 May. In so doing, Adam became the 138thVFL/AFL umpire and 41stgoal umpire to officiate 200 games. He also ...

Field Umpire, David Harris achieved his 100th AFL game milestone in the game between Adelaide and Carlton at Adelaide Oval on 5 May 2018.
In the week following, he reflected on his achievement. “It was great ...

“Better late than never” certainly applies to Chris Delany who was recently appointed to the AFL Boundary Squad in Queensland.
Chris was one of three boundary umpires from the NEAFL under consideration for t...

Congratulations to goal umpire Adam Wojcik and boundary umpire Michael Saunders on reaching the magical 200 game milestone on the weekend. Ironically both umpired their first grand finals together in 2013.
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